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The Ex Libris logo designed by Leslie Smart and Associates uses a woodcut created for L. Bruce Pierce, a former editor of Ryerson Press, who has permitted its use for our logo. The pine tree bent to the wind and the geese flying south are found in all parts of Canada.

Honours:

1968 Order of Canada
1969 LLD, University of Alberta
1970 D.Litt, Sir George Williams University (later Concordia)
In recognition of her professional achievements, CLA published Librarianship in Canada, 1946 to 1967 following her retirement as Executive Director in 1968.
1988 Elizabeth Homer Morton fund established

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Accomplishments:

Elizabeth was instrumental in the establishment of the Canadian Library Association.
Former National Librarian, W.K. Lamb said that Morton promoted CLA’s interests with imagination, wisdom and boundless patience. Under her stewardship, CLA lobbied for the establishment of Libraries and Archives Canada and the Canadian Periodical Index. The Canadian Library Journal and Feliciter also began publication with Morton as editor.